Central National Insurance Co. v. Campbell

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

Donald S. Campbell was insured in the amount of $1,000.00 against certain risks by a group insurance policy issued to members of The Automobile Club of Oklahoma City by plaintiff in error (hereinafter referred to as “defendant” or “insurer”) when a large propane storage tank he was attempting to pick up with the crane mounted on the bed of his 2j4-ton truck “overwhelmed” the truck, causing it to overturn and crushing Campbell to death. When the deceased insured’s widow, the defendant in error, thereafter made claim for the $1,000.00, as the policy’s beneficiary, the insurer…